Biometra Rotaphor 8 System

Buffer management
Since PFGE gels typically run for many hours (up to several days), the electrophoresis buffer has to be cooled. The Rotaphor electrophoresis chamber comes with a built-in buffer circulation pump which is connected to an external cooling thermostat. During the run the buffer temperature in the electrophoresis chamber is constantly monitored and precisely controlled by the Rotaphor software.

Easy control
The Rotaphor system includes a PC that controls the electrode rotor and the power supply over the Rotaphor interface card. The Rotaphor 8 software provides 17 pre-set programs for separation of different size ranges. Starting with the pre-set parameters, new applications are quickly optimised. For each pre-set program the software shows a real gel image. Once a custom program has been optimised, a referring gel picture can be uploaded into the software. Thus, the Rotaphor software over time will not only be a control tool, but also a library of successful experiments linked to the underlying separation parameters. By linking programs to combined lists also complex sequences can be programmed.